2009 Nota Bene Authors Named
Jackson, MS - Literary works from 15 Phi Theta Kappa members have been chosen
for publication in the 2009 edition of Nota Bene, the Society's
literary honors anthology.
Nota Bene was founded in
1994 to showcase exceptional writing among community college students.
Copies of Nota Bene are distributed to all community college libraries
and to Phi Theta Kappa leaders.
"We congratulate our 2009 Nota
Bene honorees and their colleges," said Phi Theta Kappa Executive
Director Rod A. Risley, who serves as Founding Editor of the honors anthology.
"At
a time when writing skills are neglected, Phi Theta Kappa is proud to provide
a platform to nurture creative writing and effective communication.
Nota Bene, which will be distributed internationally, will showcase
outstanding writing by community college students and emphasize the opportunities
for excellence found at community colleges," said Risley.
Winners
of the 2009 Nota Bene scholarships are:
Citation Scholarship
of $1,000, for the Best Overall Entry:
Jennifer Johnson of Georgia
Perimeter College. for her short story, The Act of Salvaging
Reynolds Scholarship Winners of $500 each:
Mariangela
Jordan, Greenville Technical College, South Carolina, for her poem, English
101. Jordan's poem History was also selected for the 2009 edition.
Jandra
Oliver, Nashua Community College, New Hampshire, for her poem, Future
Memory. Oliver's poem Sorting Socks will also be included.
Jared
C. Silvia, Valencia Community College, Winter Park Campus, Florida, for
his short story, Uncle Benny. Silvia's short story, The Boxer,
was also selected.
Linda Sirois, Bay de Noc Community College,
Escanaba Campus, Michigan, for her essay, Terva Paikka. Sirois'
essay, A Few Words about Algebra, was also selected.
The
following students also had their works selected for publication in Nota
Bene:
Brittani Alexander, Glendale Community College,
Arizona, Mae - short story
Gabriel Dietz, Butte College,
California, God, Man and the Mysterious Force - research paper
Alison
Green, Illinois Valley Community College, Illinois, The Platte City
Rabble-Rousers - short story
Anthony Heyward, Borough
of Manhattan Community College, New York, Granddaddy - essay
Mitzi
Kay Jackson, Wayne County Community College, Downtown Campus, Michigan,
Long Way to Go - poem
Linda Lyons, Pima Community College,
Arizona, Beginnings - essay
Jennifer L. Miller, Butte
College, California, Note to the English Teacher - poem
Alison
Ann Springle, Bucks County Community College, Newtown Campus, Pennsylvania,
Holiday Wish - poem
Kaitlin Williams, College of the
Desert, California, Back Alleys - poem
James A. Yarrow,
Santa Ana College, California, For a Rainy Day - poem
Phi
Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is
the largest honor society in higher education with 1,250 chapters on college
campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of
Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial
possessions. More than two million students have been inducted since its
founding in 1918, with approximately 100,000 students inducted annually.
